Janitor

LE002 Flagship Facility Services LLC; Ontario; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in facility services is seeking dedicated janitorial staff to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in various environments. This role involves sweeping, mopping, and polishing floors, as well as cleaning restrooms and break areas. Ideal candidates will possess good communication skills and a strong work ethic, ensuring a neat appearance and punctuality. Join a dynamic team where your contributions are valued, and enjoy a fast-paced work environment with opportunities for growth and training. If you are ready to make a difference in maintaining a clean and safe space, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 6 months experience in commercial janitorial work desired.
• Knowledge of basic cleaning duties is very helpful.

Responsibilities

• Sweep, vacuum, mop, and polish floors using industrial equipment.
• Clean and sanitize restrooms and break areas.

Skills

Basic janitorial duties

Verbal communication skills

Punctuality

Client needs anticipation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Industrial vacuum cleaners

Scrubbing and buffing machines

Job description

• Sweeps, vacuums, mops, scrubs, waxes, and polishes floors using industrial vacuum cleaners and scrubbing and buffing machines.
• Uses ladders to dust and wash walls, cleans ceilings, and dusts and polishes light fixtures. Washes and replaces blinds.
• Moves cabinets, boxes, furniture, crates, and equipment to clean areas.
• Removes stains from surfaces such as rugs, drapes, walls, and floors using chemicals and cleaning solutions. Sweeps walks, rakes leaves, cuts grass, removes snow, or performs other incidental seasonal tasks.
• Dusts and washes windows, ledges, cleans ceilings, removes trash, and performs heavy lifting up to 50lbs.
• Moves boxes, furniture, and grates to clean areas, applies protection applications to walls, floors, and equipment, and removes protective applications from walls, floors, and equipment.

Carpeted Areas

• Empty waste baskets and replace liners.
• Dust and clean tops of office furniture.
• Vacuum all carpeting.
• Spot clean soiled areas on carpets as needed.
• Clean glass on lobby door.
• Sweep and mop tile areas.

Lunchroom / Break Areas

• Empty waste baskets and replace liners as needed.
• Wipe and clean all table tops and chairs.
• Wipe and clean vending machines and appliances.
• Clean sink and counter areas.
• Sweep and mop tile floors.

Restrooms

• Empty waste baskets and replace liners as needed.
• Clean and sanitize toilets, basins, and urinals.
• Sweep and mop floors with disinfectant.
• Spot clean walls, partitions, and doors.
• Refill all restroom dispensers as needed.

Non-Carpeted Areas

• Empty waste baskets and replace liners as needed.
• Sweep and spot mop tile floors.
• Dust and clean cleared desks and surfaces of tables.

Periodic

• Clean overhead vents, dust blinds, and polish wood furniture.
• Dust high partitions and ledges, clean interior partition glass.
• Keep janitor’s closet neat and orderly.
• Equipment (such as vacuums) must be properly maintained at all times.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of basic janitorial duties and responsibilities is very helpful.
• Good listening and verbal communication skills. Some positions require the ability to speak and understand English.
• Maintain a neat appearance; a uniform is required at some worksites.
• Attend periodic training and safety meetings.
• Understand and anticipate the needs of the clients.
• Punctuality is essential.

Education and Work Experience

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
• 6 months of experience in commercial facilities and building janitorial work desired.
• Experience in small-to-large office environments.
• Safety glasses required while performing certain tasks.
• Fast-paced work environment.
• Safety class performed by Flagship.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.
• Regular exposure to dust, odors, oil, fumes, cleaning products, and noise.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to perform repetitive movements: stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 40 pounds of office and facilities equipment (cleaning products, tools, and ladders) and trash and must be able to safely use equipment provided. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Authorization

Authorized to work in the U.S.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Flagship is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job.